RailTrails in the Northwest Region of Ohio

RailTrails in the
Northwest Region of Ohio

Click on County Name For More Information
Map provided by the:
Ohio Department of Transportation's Biking Page

The trails in NorthWest Ohio will be listed here by County and then alphabetically within county. Click on the County Name on the map, to see the list of RailTrails in that County/

Erie County

HURON TRAIL (see also) Lake Shore Electric Railway Trail aka Huron Trail)
Erie County/Huron along U.S Route 6 (Open)
1.5 miles/gravel
Ohio Edison/City of Huron and volunteers
Lake Shore Electric (interurban)
Huron County MetroParks

HURON RIVER GREENWAY
Erie County
Huron to Milan and Norfolk Erie County MetroParks (Under Construction)
Partially open. To be 12. 8 miles when completed/Gravel
Huron River Greenway Coalition
Erie MetroParks

Fulton/Henry, Lucas Counties

WABASH CANNONBALL TRAIL
Lucas, Fulton, Williams and Henry Counties/Maumee to Liberty Center
63 miles/cinders and original ballast some asphalt
Northwest Ohio Rails-to-Trails Assoc. (NORTA)
Norfolk Southern (Wabash)
When complete, will be nearly 63 miles in length, Montpelier and Defiance to Toledo.

Lucas County

UNIVERSITY PARKS BIKE-HIKE TRAIL
Lucas County/Toledo
6.3 miles/asphalt
University of Toledo Campus to King Road
Toledo Area MetroParks
Detroit Toledo and Ironton (?)

MIAMI AND ERIE CANAL TOWPATH TRAIL
Lucas County/Providence to Waterville
10.1 miles/dirt through the wooded area between the old canal bed
and the Scenic Maumee River from Providence to Waterville

Hancock County

BLANCHARD RIVER GREENWAY
Hancock County (Findlay)
Bright Road (East) to I-75 (West)
7.73 miles Asphalt (See Map)
20 miles dirt & grass
Hancock Park District

Hardin County

PHOEBE SNOW TRAIL
Marion County, Hardin County and Allen County
41 miles crushed snow and asphalt (when built)
Marion County Park District
East from Marion through Hardin County and stops 2 miles into Allen County. To Lima eventually
Trail in planning.

Mercer County

CELINA COLDWATER BIKEWAY
Mercer County/Celina to Coldwater
Schunck Road (North) to Vine Street (South)
4.5 miles/asphalt paved
Donated by the Huffy Foundation/City of Celina
Penn Central (CCC&StL-Big Four)
Parallel to active track (R.G. Corman Ry., former NS/Lake Erie
& Western).

Sandusky County

NORTH COAST INLAND TRAIL
Lorain, Huron, Sandusky, Ottowa & Wood Counties when completed 65 miles from Elyria to Toledo.
Proposed NCIT will extend from Elyria to Millbury via Norwalk and Freemont and connect to other trails in the Toledo area.
Lorain County Park District
Penn Central (New York Central) formerly Toledo, Norwalk and Cleveland Railroad
Proposed NCIT will extend west to Norwalk and Fremont to Millbury
A. Lorain County/Elyria to Kipton Section
14 miles/ asphalt paved
Lorain County Park District
Penn Central (New York Central)
B. Oberlin Section (AKA OBERLIN BIKE PATH)
2.8 miles/ asphalt paved
Lorain County Park District
Penn Central (New York Central)
C. Sandusky County Freemont to Elmore Section
Sandusky County/ Freemont to Elmore
10.5 miles/ asphalt paved
Sandusky County Park District
Penn Central (New York Central)
Opened October 2008)

The trail added an additional 6.5 miles to the trail connecting the cities of Clyde and Freemont. Start either at East Side Park off St. Joseph Street in Freemont or Maple Street in Clyde. For more information please call the Sandusky County Park District at (419) 334-4495.

Shelby County

SIDNEY TRAIL, CITY OF - A one mile trail completed in 2008 from Graceland Cemetery West to the Great Miami River.

Van Wert County

MIAMI ERIE CANAL
Allen, Auglaize, Miami , Shelby & Van Wert Counties (South to North)
Delphos (North) to Piqua (South)
59 miles, dirt, grass & compacted stone
Miami Erie Canal Corridor Association
Formerly the Towpath of the Miami and Erie Canal (Toledo to Cincinnati)

Wood County

SLIPPERY ELM TRAIL
Wood County/Bowling Green to North Baltimore
13.5 miles/asphalt
Wood County Park District
Chessie System (Baltimore & Ohio)

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